Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-11
OGLESBY'S DECISION.
Parsons, Engel, Fischer
and Spies to Hang.
SAD SCENES AT THE PRISON

Lingg Ends His Troubles by Sui
cide-Details of the Terrible
Tragedy.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD. !
CHICAGO, November 10.-4 :25 p. NJ
Sheriff Matson has Just received a
message from the Governor that F'el
den and Schwab's sentence has been
committed to life imprisonment.
The other four are to hang to-mor-
row.
BEARING THE NEWS.
When the news Of the sentence OF
Fielden and Schwab was received at
the Jail there was an extraordinary
scene of activity The news was sent
to the relatives of all the condemned
men, and in short time they began
to arrive at the Jail. The first of the
women to come was Mrs. Schwab, and
soon after Schwab was brought from
his cell to the main office. His wife
quickly advanced to him, and throw
ing her arms about his neck,
BURST INTO TEARS.
Schwah returned the embrace in a
calm manner and soon the two were
chatting quietly together. After this
Spies and Fischer were brought from
their eel and taken to the Ill library.
Fngel was brought to the privat-
office of Mr.. Foltz. This was done f'r
the purpose of allowing the relatives
to take their last interviews. The
Fl st woman to arrive after Mrs.
Schwab was Miss Engel, daughter OF
the condemned Anarchi.t. When the
two met in the private Office there was
AN oUTBURsT OF GRIEF
it is impossible to describe. The
father and daughter clung to each
other and sobhed convulsively. Thsir
conversation was in German, and lis
tened to only by Deputy Orson. Then
came Mrs. Spies, mother of August.
She had been weeping outside for an
hour and half.
Could he heard through the corridors
cf the building. She did not stay
long in the library with her son, and
on her exit frum the Jail Mrs. Fischer
was admitted. She went into the
library. and her lamentations were
heard above the tramp of the deputies
who swarm the place. But
THE cRowNING SCENE
OF all was the visit of Nina Van
Zandt, the proxy wife Of Spies. She
was conducted to the library by Deputy
Oleson. As she walked through the
main office she betrayed no emotion,
but the moment she saw August COM
pletely
CHANGED HER DEMEANOR.
There WAS look, 'hen a gasp, and
in thrice the lovers we're in each
others arms. A bevy of curious re-
poiters and officers crowded-up to the
deer of the library. hut it was quickly
shut by the Deputy. The interview
between the pris oner and his faithful
devotee lasted neatly half an hour.
v hat actually transpired :. will
never be known to the world,
but it was sufficient to bring ..s
A GLIMMER OF TEARS
To the eyes Of the old deputy. In half
an hour the lovers had parted and the
excitement of the entrance of Nina
had passed. At six O'Clock there was
an influx Of deputy sheriffs to the
jail. Men who for years had
been, serving civil writs and not
hothering their heads ab nut hang
ings cane in. They all wore heavy
ove,coats, and in the right-hand
pockets Of these were bulky objects,
which to the eyes of the experinced,
were a
PLAINLY REvOLVERS.
Orders were given forbidding the
entrance Of anyone not connected with
tie press or the sheriff's Office; then
some Of the deputies went to supper
and matters quoted down.
SPIRITUAL AID OFFERED.
It was at Z rs O'Clock that Rev. DR..
Bolton, of the first Methodist Church.
called on Parsons. His visit lasted
about three minutes, and his efforts
to get Parsons to consider spiritual
matt RS were of no avail. At SEQ
. 'clock Spies, Fischer and Engel were
taken from the rooms in which they
h;.l babe farewell to their relatives,
and consigned to their cells. These
we're soon closely guarded and an
armed deputy stood in front of each
barred door.
INSIDE OF THE CELL
OF each prisoner was lantern, while
a table was placed outside and on inns
was lamp, thus giving the guards an
opi orlunity to watch the movements
OF each prisoner. Mr-. Lucy Parsons
CREATED A SCARE
In the Criminal Court building about
10 o'clock. She walked down Michi-
gan street to the main entrance and
vas admitted to the hall Aay by the
armed guards. She had with her Il
lady friend and approaching the door
which leads to the ia ] yard she
DEMANDED PERMISSION
To proceed. This was denied her by
the Deputy Sheriff, acting under the
direction of Sheriff Matson.
..Rut | must 90 in to see my nus
band" exclaimed Mrs. Parsons.
"You cannot" was the reply. Ihen
the dusky wife of the Anarchist threw
up her hands and fell to the tiled
floor
IN A DEAD FAINT.
l. took over tw"nty minutes to bring
her to cons iousness, but when this
was done she was escorted from the
building. Parsons WAS informed OF
the episode
THEIR LAST NIGHT.
At II 80 Parsons is still awake ana
pacing his cell with a restless step
Occasional Y his lace shows up in the
Lla e of the lantern sitting in front OF
his door. and the light in his eyes